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July 10, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Blue Nile: Hats (Reissue)
The Blue Nile Hats (Reissue) EMI I’ve fallen for Hats, the second Blue Nile Album, just recently in fact. Good timing given the new 2CD reissue. Before that it was all about A Walk Across The Rooftops (also reissued recently) and High (the one so many forgot about because, ultimately, Peace At Last was a […]Archive
March 14, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Essential 20th Century Classics
Various Essential 20th Century Classics EMI Certain classical compilations get a hard time – they’re clearly designed for a “mainstream” audience; not the purists. I learned about classical by inheriting a bunch of records from my grandfather that had swimsuit models sunbathing by rocks. I wasn’t concerned so much with reading the liners as listening […]Archive
January 17, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
David Fray: Bach, Partitas Nos. 2 & 6, Toccata BMV 911
David Fray Bach: Partitas Nos. 2 & 6, Toccata BMV 911 Virgin Classics Young French pianist David Fray has been making waves as the new Bach specialist. Naturally, the comparisons to Glenn Gould have followed – and they are justified, both in the sound and idiosyncratic style behind the sound. But there is something of […]Archive
September 27, 2011 by Simon Sweetman